Advances in molecular surveillance of Clostridium difficile in Bulgaria

Clostridium difficile genotypes other than ribotype 078 that are prevalent among human, animal and environmental isolates

(2012) Sandra Janezic et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Comparison of Two Capillary Gel Electrophoresis Systems for Clostridium difficile Ribotyping, Using a Panel of Ribotype 027 Isolates and Whole-Genome Sequences as a Reference Standard

(2012) M. Xiao et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Comparison of PCR ribotyping and multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) for improved detection of Clostridium difficile

(2011) Hsiao L Wei et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Hypervirulent Clostridium difficile PCR-Ribotypes Exhibit Resistance to Widely Used Disinfectants

(2011) Lisa F. Dawson et al.   PLoS One

Array comparative hybridisation reveals a high degree of similarity between UK and European clinical isolates of hypervirulent Clostridium difficile

(2010) Gemma L Marsden et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Coexistence of Multiple Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis Subtypes ofClostridium difficilePCR Ribotype 027 Strains within Fecal Specimens

(2010) Hannah E. Tanner et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Relatedness of Human and Animal Clostridium difficile PCR Ribotype 078 Isolates Determined on the Basis of Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis and Tetracycline Resistance

(2010) D. Bakker et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Clostridium difficile infection in Europe: a hospital-based survey

(2010) Martijn P Bauer et al.   LANCET

First Report of Hypervirulent Strains Polymerase Chain Reaction Ribotypes 027 and 078 Causing SevereClostridium difficileInfection in Italy

(2009) Rossella Baldan et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES